"Just a manager" mark au

The discouragement

just a manager chapter 15

*3 months later*

this is bad. nct just made a comeback called limitless but their fans continued to decrease. they started to lose hope and thought that their first fame was just luck.

i tried to tell them that it's not that at all and that it's going to be okay but they already are falling apart. we only have 3 months left which means..

their last comeback is near.

i tried to distract them by inviting them to bbq but they never accepted and started to spend less time with each other.

i called them one by one but no one answered. so i texted them informing them that i have to tell them something tomorrow. i need to wake them up.

*the next day*

i went in the recording studio only to be met by the cold air of the room. "ah,no one is here yet?" i said to myself and started to unpack the lunch that i bought for them.

30 minutes left and jungwoo appeared he was hesitant but eventually went closer to me. we talked a bit and a few minutes later everyone was in the recording studio so i decided to start.

"so. i noticed that all of you have been distant with each other. " i looked at them but they al avoided my gaze. we're they already giving up?

i was about to lose my temper when taeyong said. "im sorry, i just couldn't accept the fact that we're disbanding in 3 months." he looked down.

"so you acknowledge the fact that you're gonna disband? oh come on, we're all trying here." i said with an irritated voice.

they all were silent and still looking down.

"listen to me " i looked at all of them and said. "i know it's depressing and pressuring in this time of your life but it's better to try than to regret okay?"

everyone smiled at me and we decided to talk once again about their possible last comeback. when i found out..